A study by the National Opportunity Project found that $736 million of federal aid has not reached the nonpublic schools and students it was set aside for and at least $157 million has ended up back in the hands of governors
The report by the National Opportunity Project found that more than $700 million in K-12 emergency funding as a result of COVID-19 did not reach the students it was intended for and has instead been used as a slush fund in many statesdid not reach the students it was intended for, and in many states, it is being used as a slush fund for other priorities, according to a study conducted by the National Opportunity Project , which conducts public policy and issue advocacy work on behalf of...
IN LATEST BLOW TO SCHOOL CLOSURES, STUDY FINDS KIDS OVER 100 TIMES LESS LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID THAN ADULTS "Sometimes it is misused, sometimes it just reverts back to the governors and they use it for a pet project that may be a good project … but it isn't going to help educate kids who had tremendous learning loss and mental distress in these private schools," Hughes said.
"We did this report to do an analysis of all the money that was out there and available, and then to start the process of letting the public know," he said."There are many states where the money can be redirected by the governors and we think that the governors should be giving that money to the schools for education, specifically because of how much learning loss and mental stress [that] took place because of the COVID policies after all these years.
"There's money set aside for educating people in community colleges," Hughes said."No, I'm not opposed to that, but that's not what the money was intended for. It's intended to help children who need to read, children who do math. That's what the money was for and that's what it should still be used for."
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